A few minutes later, after discussions, only the short-haired, athletic female player decided to go with Wang Zhifan to the Evil Spirit Building to begin the cleanup work, while the other three stayed outside the building, hoping to provide necessary support from both inside and outside.

The reason the athletic female player dared to be part of the first batch to enter the building with Wang Zhifan was likely because of her unique disappearing ability, confident that her self-preservation skills were on par with Wang Zhifan's.

"I need to place a few replicas outside the building in advance, so if there's any special situation, I can immediately retreat through dream entry and dream breaking."

Even though he was preparing to go into the building for an on-the-ground investigation, Wang Zhifan wouldn't rush inside impulsively. Before moving out, he placed two other replicas of himself, hiding them in the city area outside the building as coordinates for retreat in case of trouble.

After preparing properly, he walked with the athletic female player towards the Evil Spirit Building, entered the rumored forbidden zone under the watchful eyes of the black-eyed youth, cold-faced woman, and oily-faced middle-aged man.

"The entrance looks just like my earlier investigation results; there are no ghosts here, nor can I sense any abnormality."

Upon entering the wide-open broken entrance of the Evil Spirit Building, Wang Zhifan carefully observed the surroundings. At such a distance, he trusted his powerful sensory abilities to detect even the most hidden of ghosts, but found nothing noteworthy.

"I recall the intelligence said 21 teams were wiped out in this building, yet now you can't find even a body remnant, let alone an entire corpse. Could it be that these incidents happened deeper inside?"

The athletic female player's attention was focused on searching for traces of previous victims; her gaze scanned various spots at the building's entrance, finding no evidence of past visitors in this abandoned building reminiscent of an unfinished construction.

"What you mentioned is something I can't figure out either. During the prior investigation, my replicas didn't find any bodies deeper inside. It can only be explained that the ghosts devoured them, but no leftover items were found, making it difficult to use the same explanation."

Wang Zhifan opened his mouth while observing his surroundings.

"Yes...it's indeed getting stranger the more I think about it..."

The athletic female player rotated the silver light dagger in her hand as she looked towards the stairway leading further into the building, hoping to discern something there.

"On this floor, there's only a regular ghost in the hallway, and about twenty regular and three slightly stronger ones beneath the floors. We should start by tackling them."

Considering the task's goal was to eliminate all evil in the Evil Spirit Building, Wang Zhifan decided to clear them step by step, according to their distance.

"Okay, you're strong, you take the lead, and I'll assist."

The athletic female player nodded to Wang Zhifan's words but decided that they should act together since splitting up in such a haunted place is usually a taboo.

After reaching an agreement, the two gently made their way to the side stairwell. Wang Zhifan used Ocean Messenger to instantly kill the ordinary ghost they had already located. It proved to be extremely weak, as the player managed to ambush it.

After unceremoniously dispatching the first target, the two moved to the building's underground levels. Here in six lower levels, the number of ghosts increased, with some attacking first when they encountered them. Their powers were still average, and the duo successfully took care of all ghosts without any incidents.

"What is the deal with this Evil Spirit Building? Each ghost is weaker than those on the train, and the building itself has no phenomena—no ghost walls, no extra stairway steps, nothing basic at all."

From the first level to the sixth underground level and back again, Wang Zhifan proved through action that this reputed forbidden zone seemed rather dull, significantly undermatched the notoriety it had outside.

"Maybe the intelligence was incorrect? Or simply because you're so strong, the ghosts don't dare act up?"

Having followed Wang Zhifan throughout providing assistance, the athletic female player gradually lowered her vigilance, unable to suppress her mental shift seeing Wang Zhifan instant-kill ghosts repeatedly.

"Let's go call the others; the ghost count is higher upstairs. Everyone should contribute for a speedy clearance."

Wang Zhifan didn't comment on the female player's speculation, but undeniably, his sense of caution regarding the building diminished slightly.

So, the two returned to the entrance of the building and then exited to call for help from the three waiting outside.

It is worth mentioning that there was one detail during their encounter: to prevent ghosts from disguising themselves, they arranged a pre-meeting code signal.

"Basketball!"

Upon approaching the trio, Wang Zhifan was the first to speak.

"Rooster!"

The black-eyed youth in front immediately responded according to the agreed sequence.

"69."

The athletic female player beside Wang Zhifan then reported a number.

"Ambush."

The oily-faced middle-aged man responded with a verb.

"Comrade."

Finally, the cold-faced female player finished the code with a noun.

"Alright, our code matches, confirming we're all genuine."

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